The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-02
WISCONSIN NEUS.

S. E. TRUEsDELI., OF La Crosse, will
edit the News, OF Merrill,
]. H. PAUL's new mill at La Crosse,
has been started.
ANGUS GUM, of Calamus, while chop
ping wood, split one OF his feet from
toes to instep.
ATLINDEN, on the 25th, Samuel Blu k
kett, while in fit of delirium tremens,
attempted to commit suicide by cutting
his throat and the veins in his wrist.
He is lying at the poiat OF death.
IN the Fairchild murder case at
Dodgeville, the jury rendered a verdict
finding the defendant sane at the time
OF committing the act. The defendant
will now be tried on the plea Of not
guilty.
THOMAS GAINES, q farm hand, was
arrested at Eau Gale, and Charles
Hunter, a woodman, vas arrested at
Wilson, both for completely in the
burglary last summer at Eau Gale,
when Carson and Rand's safe was
blown open and $3.50 taken. They
will be examined at Menomonie
They were arrested on information
from Barney Allen, who, after he had
been convicted at Menom onie OF the
burglary IN question, and had been
sentenced to four years in the peni-
tentiary, gave the names OF Gaines
and Hunter as his accomplices.
THE case of Flick against the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway Company.
in which the award OF 5000 has just
been affirmed by the state supreme
court, was rather peculiar one. Flick
went up to a ticket office at La Crosse
to purchase a ticket. The actual
agent had stepped out and left an
other man IN his place The two got
into a dispute about the change, end
ing up by the temporary ticket seller
coming around from behind the
wicket and mopping the floor with his
customer. The latter held the COM
pany liable for this incendiary act
and beat the defendant out OF 5000.
The seventh annual report OF the
Wiconsin Humane Society has been
Issued from the press. The society
has eight life members, sixty special
annual members and 442 active an
nual members.
GEORGE WOoTON has been held to
trial at La Crosse under bonds in the
sum OF $500, on charge OF stealing
watch and revolver.
THE calendar for the March term OF
the circuit court OF Eau Claire county,
contains 1O1 civil cases, nine OF which
are for divorce, and five criminal
cases.
IT is expected that Senator Spooner
will deliver al address at Eau Claire,
On Memorial Day.
HENRY PAIL, living three miles from
Fall River, fell from the roof of g. log
house on which he was at work, and
struck his head on an axe. A cash
two inches long was cut in his throat
and he was otherwise injured.
A SCANDINAVIAN woodsman on
Wisconsin Central train from the
woods, was showing his money when
a well dressed stranger asked him to
change q 800 bill. The woodsman
complied with the request, and on ar
irving at Eau Claire found when he
wanted TO make purchase that the
bill given him by the stranger was an
old Confederate shinplaster. No clue
to the swindler.
Gov. RUsK on the oath signed the
bill creating g. superior court IN Mil
waukee.
o. NJ. RICHARDS, prominent and
wealthy farmer of Elk Grove, Wis,
committed suicide at his house on the
23d. He WAS at work il the barn and
went to the house, took down q
double-barreled shotgun, and walked
to the tool-house which he entered
and Immediately blew the whole top
OF his head off. His family, hearing
the report of the gun, rushed
to the building and found him
dead. Mr.. Richards was about
SO years old and has resided
in Elk Grove for many years. He
was d man OF good education and a
prominent writer on agricultural top
les. He has been quite prominent
speaker at the Farmers Institutes, es-
pecially on fish culture, an industry
to which he had given considerable at
tention. He had a pond covering
several acres well stocked with black
bass. He leaves wife and several
children. There was no known cause
for the rash act, as his family and
social relations were OF the happiest
kind.
THERE were nine bids for the $50, 900
worth OF bonds issued to build an in
sane asylum at La Crosse. The highest
premium was offered by s. A. Kean &
Co., OF Chicago (557,) and bonds were
awarded to that firm. The low premium
is on account of the bonds being pay
able in yearly installments, beginning
next year. 1t was reported that an
Injunction would be served restrain
ing the count from consummating the
sale, but such action was not taken.
4 BOX factory, using 4,0OO,0 900 feet
of lumber annually, will be started at
La Crosse.
THE ice in Black river has moved
out at Eau Claire.
THE city OF La Crosse receives $685.
900 annually from licenses.
ANOTHER railway survey is being
m ade throught the western suburb OF
Madison.
THE government inspector OF mill
tary schools will inspect the State Uni
versity battalion on or about May /.
Mrs. PETER De CAMP and son, OF
Union, Door County, narrowly escaped
drowning by breaking through the ice
on which they were driving.
S. AND J. ATLEY, OF Fort Madison,
a., nave bought the Polley's saw
mill property on French Island, near
La Crosse, from E. 81. HaDkerson.
They intend TO rebuild the mill.
WILLIAM GERKE, employed in the
carpenter shop at the State Univer-
sity, at Madison, got the palm OF bis
lett hand all torn to pieces by q circu-